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Channel Islands - Jersey island

Jersey, officially the Bailiwick of Jersey, is a Crown dependency located near the coast of Normandy, France.  Jersey was part of the Duchy of Normandy, whose dukes went on to become kings of England from 1066. After Normandy was lost by the kings of England in the 13th century, and the ducal title surrendered to France. Jersey is not part of the United Kingdom, and has an international identity separate from that of the UK, but the UK is constitutionally responsible for the defence of Jersey. As one of the Crown dependencies, Jersey is autonomous and self-governing, with its own independent legal, administrative and fiscal systems.

British cultural influence on the island is evident in its use of English as the main language and the British pound as its primary currency. St Helier is the capital.